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Newsletters

The monthly Newsletters give an overview of recent and forthcoming events within the Callington branch. Click on a link in the date column below to view the relevant Newsletter. If you have a printer attached to your computer, you can also print out copies of any selected Newsletter from the image displayed.

Date Main Article Summary of Article
September 2010 Group Leader's Meeting and Music on the March Summaries of the recent Group Leaders' Meeting and a talk entitled Music on the March (Life in the Royal Marine Band).
August 2010 ShelterBox An insight into the operation and work of the Cornish based charity ShelterBox.
July 2010 MS Society Summary of a talk given by Andy Jarrett of the Multiple Sclerosis Society.
June 2010 St. Barnabas A report on the visit by the Matron of St. Barnabas in Saltash to outline the changes being undertaken there and to seek input from the members.
May 2010 The 2010 AGM A summary of the AGM held on 12th April, 2010.
April 2010 A Message from the Chairman and March 1st Meeting A message from the outgoing chairman, Josephine King, and details about the general meeting on March 1st. Unfortunately there was no room for coverage of the excellent presentation given by Peter Long of the Environment Agency. However, you can see more about that here.
March 2010 Operation Sunshine A talk by Ann Tregarthen on the charity Operation Sunshine with details on how you can help.
February 2010 January 4th Meeting Barry Kinsmen's talk on "Padstow and Its Characters" leads the item covering the general meeting on January 4th.
January 2010 N/A Christmas Lunch took the place of the monthly meeting so there is no presentation or talk to report on. Group activities are covered as normal and there is an item on the launch of Plymouth's Climate Change Action Plan.
December 2009 Learning at NASA Space Centre Tale of a trip to NASA Space Centre in Florida undertaken by Mike Grocott and local students from the Callington Community College.
November 2009 The Large White Buildings on Tavistock Road Summary of a talk given by Larry File about Ginsters, the local food producer. Covers its origins and growth, impact of the geographical location, training and development for its workforce and how it supports the local community.
October 2009 What does the National Trust mean to you? An insight into the role of a National Trust Area Warden. Joe Lawrence from Cotehele gives an overview of his activities and responsibilities.
September 2009 Pine Cones to Supercomputers An introduction to the Met Office by Mrs Sandra Pearson covering its origins, the challenges of forecasting in the UK and examples of its offerings.
Last updated: 31 July 2010